The Liberty Collection

Portrait of Prince Salim, the future Emperor Jahangir

Although captioned in Persian in the floral border "Jahangir", this portrait is actually that of the young Prince Salim before his accession to the throne in 1605 under the name of Jahangir.

Accession No

MP/A/2024/024

Provenance

Kevorkian Foundation Collection

Dimensions

Painting size: 11.5 x 5.5 cm; page size: 34 x 21.2 cm

Date

Late 16th - Early 17th Century

Medium

Gouache and gold on paper

Inscriptions

'Jahangir' in Nastaliq

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